Adriaan Alsema, Author at Colombia News

Petro declares state of exception in Colombia’s northeast

Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Jan 24, 2025 | War and peace

Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro signed off on a decree that gives the government...

Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Jan 22, 2025 | War and peace

Prosecutor General Luz Adriana Camargo revoked the suspension of the arrest warrants against 31...

At least 20 people have been killed in combat among rival factions of FARC dissident group EMC in...

Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Jan 20, 2025 | War and peace

President Gustavo Petro temporarily suspended the rule of law in response to an ELN offensive that...

Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Jan 20, 2025 | War and peace

At least 80 people were killed and another 11,000 fled their homes in northeast Colombia since...